Meung

\mœ̃\

/\mœ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Meung” is uncommon French (frequency #82,228 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,228
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hameau de la commune française de Pougny, situé dans le département de la Nièvre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-meung · Meung · French

Meung · rank #82,228 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,228
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH micmac

Nearest frequency peer: micmac (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Meung »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Meung » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Meung
PropertyValue
HeadwordMeung
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mœ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,228
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Meung » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Meungtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « micmac » (#82,229), « menstruation » (#82,226), « mikasa » (#82,231). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Meung » est au #82,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Meung is uncommon French at frequency #82,228 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mœ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Meung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Meung, spelled M-E-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hameau de la commune française de Pougny, situé dans le département de la Nièvre.
  2. 2
    Meung-sur-Loire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Meung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le premier lundi du mois d’avril 1626, le bourg de Meung, où naquit l’auteur du Roman de la Rose, semblait être dans une révolution aussi entière que si les huguenots en fussent venus faire une seconde Rochelle.
  2. Le peintre Ingres tint quelque temps résidence à Meung, ainsi que les romanciers Alexandre Dumas et, plus tard, Georges Simenon.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Meung"?
"Meung" is spelled M-E-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \mœ̃\.
What does "Meung" mean?
As a proper noun, "Meung" means: Hameau de la commune française de Pougny, situé dans le département de la Nièvre.
How do you pronounce "Meung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meung" is \mœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meung" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Meung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list